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Dragging and Moving the Mouse

This is a great beginning website site for young students to practice clicking the mouse and dragging back and forth, as well as picking up the mouse to re-center it.

Students move the cursor up to the color circle and select their color. Then, they move the mouse back and forth, which deposits little pieces of "sand". They can switch colors by clicking on the color circle again.

Teachers can help by clicking on the three white lines on the top left to help the student save and print their creation when they are finished.

There is also an app available, but doesn't fit the purpose of using this tool for mouse control.

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Test out Your Skills

This is a really popular set of mini-games that really put students' skills with the mouse to the test. Different activities will ask them to click, drag, double click, etc.

Click on the games on the side and they show up in the top middle screen.

This is a great way to anecdotally assess student skills and it provides really engaging practice.

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